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EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel vs. EN AC-43400 Aluminum

EN 1.4008 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-43400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4008 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-43400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86 to 90.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 86.8
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
9.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15